Football Recap: Burroughs Bears vs. Crescenta Valley Falcons
Burroughs's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Crescenta Valley Falcons out 37-35. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bears considering their six-point performance the game before.
Matteo Tarca continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 334 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Those 334 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Burroughs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Burroughs wouldn't let Crescenta Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Burroughs can thank Patrick Lima and Derek Marquez for forcing both of them.
When it comes to explaining why Crescenta Valley lost, don't look at Leonidas Grant. Despite the final result, he rushed for 119 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. With that strong performance, Grant is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
Burroughs pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Crescenta Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Burroughs will face off against Pasadena at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burroughs is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.5 points per game this season. As for Crescenta Valley, they will square off against Burbank at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Burbank will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Crescenta Valley surely won't give up without a fight.
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